He said that CPI(M) had promised to open all bars in the state when it comes to power. " I had met both Pinarayi Vijayan and VS Achuthanandan during the UDF tenure", he revealed.

" The CPI(M) failed to fulfill its promises. LDF ascended the throne in Kerala..But they can't claim credit for it..It's because I spoke up against Mani's corruption", Biju added.

He expressed disappointment at the LDF govt's alleged attempts to save Mani from the bribery case. " LDF is cheating the people of the state by whitewashing KM Mani", he said.

During the UDF regime, Biju Ramesh had claimed that bar hotel owners had paid Finance Minister K.M. Mani a bribe of Rs.1 crore for renewal of expired liquor retail licences. The allegation raised a political storm in Kerala and eventually led to the downfall of UDF rule.